Marilyn Margaret Krach

Marilyn Margaret Maxim Krach, 86, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on January 11, 2024 at Baptist Village in Owasso. God blessed her with a caring heart and love for her children and husband. She faithfully served her husband and family, making sure they stayed healthy and were well cared for. Marilyn was born April 3, 1937 in Albany, New York, the daughter of Walter Maxim Jr and Gertrude Controy Maxim. Marilyn was the eldest of two children born to Gertrude and Walter. She and her younger brother shared a birthday exactly three years apart. Her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio when she was still a child. Marilyn enjoyed animals, especially dogs, playing the organ and making trips to the cabin on the lake up in Canada every summer with her family. She graduated from Berea High School in 1954 and studied business administration at Kent State. She graduated from the secretarial school at Dyke College and got a job as the receptionist at Continental Can Company. Bill and Marilyn were introduced by her brother at a NASA picnic where Walt and Bill worked together. Bill fell in love at first sight thinking she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. The couple married October 17, 1964, and had their first child Vera Lynn in December of 1966. Marilyn was a happy mother and wife and was involved in her local Community Church, teaching in the nursery school, giving swimming lessons, and setting up the Olmstead Falls Safety Town Program. Marilyn’s mother Gertrude who was well known in the community, passed away from breast cancer in September of 1969. They welcomed their second child, Ann Marie in September of 1971. Bill decided to change careers, following his passion for gardening and their family moved to Gates Mills, Ohio and later Waite Hill, Ohio. Marilyn was a dedicated homemaker and mother but as the girls got older, tried her hand at being a travel agent and then she settled on working at a local nursing home facility called Breckenridge Village where her father ended up staying while he battled with Alzheimer’s and had a stroke. Her father passed away in 1986. Once Bill decided to retire in 1994, they moved to North Carolina to volunteer as groundskeeper and host at the JAARS Center (a division of Wycliffe Bible Translators) in Waxhaw, NC. The couple then moved to Tennessee where they volunteered for a Christian retreat center. In 2002, they moved to Bartlesville to be near their grandchildren and volunteer at Voice of the Martyrs. Both Bill and Marilyn worked in the mailroom, and they were actively involved in their local church. In 2019, Bill had a stroke in January and passed away in February due to an infection. At that time, it was discovered that Marilyn was suffering from dementia and could not live on her own, so she moved to Owasso to live in the Thompson Family Memory Care Center at Baptist Village. She attended church as she was able with her daughter’s family at Bethel Baptist Church. After a stroke in 2021, she was moved to Evergreen Care Center. Marilyn often enjoyed singing along with any groups that came to play at the care center and singing hymns during devotional times. Nurses and CMAs often commented on how polite and sweet Marilyn was and how she always said Thank You despite not being able to say much more than that once her dementia progressed. She breathed her last breath on the morning of January 11th and joined her Lord Jesus in glory where we believe she is singing to heart’s content. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 16th at Bethel Baptist Church, 10705 E. 86th Street N., Owasso, Ok 74055. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home - Dewey Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com

Marilyn Margaret Krach

February 3, 1937 - January 11, 2024